The Clifton clarion., 1887-06-01
Indian Br0kcrn-

cndrlCy, WOrSMp, Iestlval-Where-
 ever money changes hands in h.
 dia, there is that oily tongued in-
 dividual ready to take his commis-
 sion. Any one, especially if he be
 a stranger, who has ever been iu
 all Indian bazar, knows the dalai
 we'll enough. Directly you enter
 it you are besieged by a number
 of these brokers, lowing and sala-
 aming, who will offer to show you
 the best and cheapest shop for
 everything; and though you may
 only want to buy shilling's worth
 of calico or pair of eighteen-peu-
 ny slippers, they will stick to you
 like bees to a honey-pot till you
 have concluded the bargain. "What.
 will the gentleman have? What
 is the pleasure of my lorde This
 humble servant, this groveling slave, can in minute take him to
 the best shop in the world, where
 the people are honest as honesty
 itself" So runs the tongue of tho
 broker. You need not consider
 yourself safe even if you go in E
 carriage with its doors closed, af-
 ter giving strict instructions to
 your coachman to drive fast with
 out taking notice of anybody. Be sure that an exchange of glances and signs took place between the obliging fraternity and the man on the coach box soon after you started from home. The pace of
 your horses will slacken, the car riage doors open gently, and sleek faces thrust themselves into your
 privacy. If you are an old hand at buying in the bazars, you, of course, know that the least hesita- ton in showing these gentlemen that the manlier part of your na- ture will tell heavily on your peace and purse. But even though you have set the Dalals on their heels as you pass to the shop, you will find yourself forestalled there by somebody apparently belonging to it, who insinuates his services to you as soon as you open the bar gain with the shopkeeper.-St. James Gazette.
 Ramie More Profitable Than Cot
 Rewards aggregating $5O,OC0 have been offered for the past few years by various foreign govern ments, particularly the English, French and Chinese, to the man who could invent a machine that would spin ramie into yarns. Ra- mic is often called Chinese grass. It grows about four feet high. It is perennial plant, and throws out numerous stems as thick as the little finger The fibre of the inner bark is the useful portion and can beremoved when the stems are dried. By rubbing the stems in the hands the bark peels off and leaves the fibrous matter, which is very strong, in appearance greatly resembling silk. For many years the Chinese have been spinning this fibre and weaving it by hand. It makes a durable fabric, not un- like silk and linen in texture. In France and England it is used to mix with and add stability to silk. A Frenchman has recently invent ed machine to take the place of hand work. A large factory is now being built on the Hudson River, which will be used for this purpose. After the yarns are made they can be put on any loom and into all kinds of fabric. Ramie in its raw state is much stronger than Russian hemp, and it is impossible to break it by using any ordinary force. When manufactured it can be used in al- most any material. Ramie was first introduced into this country in 1867 in the Botanical Gardens at Washington. It was grown in Jamaca in 1854. It Is easier to raise than cotton, and three crops can be obtained each year. It can be raised from seed. India, Egypt and China are best suited for rais- ing ramie. It sells in its raw state at about seven cents pound, or little cheaper than cotton, but more money can be made out of ramie, because it requires less at tention and realizes in larger quantities N. '. Mail and Fix press.